John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman founded the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy. The method uses assessments, communication skills, and real-life practices and skills to assist partners in becoming closer to one another.
One of the main theories behind the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy is the Sound Relationship House theory. The Gottmans assume that partners can grow closer in a relationship by having a solid foundation of understanding. This foundation begins with safety and builds upon itself to include the goal of creating shared meaning.
Anyone who wants to improve their relationship can benefit from the Gottman Method, including married couples or those in a committed relationship.
The Sound Relationship House theory includes tactics such as knowing one another deeply and creating love maps (details regarding partners personalities, likes, dislikes, etc.), sharing fondness of one another, turning to each other for needs, managing a positive perspective, managing conflict, achieving goals and dreams, and creating shared meaning.
Your counselor will work with you and your partner to develop the necessary skills for relating to each other in a more positive, loving way.
The Gottman Method effectively assists couples in resolving conflict and growing closer together.
Therapists Who Specialize in Using the Gottman Method
***PRACTICE IS FULL AT THIS TIME** My work with clients is flexible and tailored to your needs. Some folks appreciate concrete coping, relaxation, non-violent communication, or parenting tools. Others seek support in finding their calling, maximizing relationships, understanding family of origin patterns and cycles, better understanding their thoughts, emotions, or choices, or uncovering and...
My therapy style is warm, interactive and collaborative and I believe that meaningful change is built on the foundation of a safe, accepting and affirming therapeutic relationship. Practicing for over 25 years, I work with adults, both individually and as couples, and with children and adolescents. I have a general psychotherapy practice, with special expertise in the evaluation and treatment o...
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I provide online therapy throughout California. Interactions with a loved one can bring out the very best and worst in us. If the dynamic with your spouse or partner is a repeated source of pain, I am here to help. Instead of trying to understand each other, most partners make accusations and get defensive. l help couples to uncover feelings driving their interactions and reactions and then tea...
Looking for more joy and meaning in life? Using an eclectic approach, I work with adults and young adults to discover their natural strengths. Part of being human includes being confronted with obstacles that hinder our wellbeing and meaning in life. I enjoy assisting people in creating ways to remove those obstacles. Even in the midst of little hope, I think we all need to be reminded of the j...
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist with 30 years of experience, I address a wide array of individual and relationship issues with a holistic perspective and concern for your overall, long-term well being. I provide EMDR, individual, couples and family therapy. In addition my LICDC allows me to help certain clients identify addictive or self destructive patterns and relationships. Working...
Welcome to Suncrest Counseling! We have a team of professionals who are ready to help you. We know that it's not easy facing life's issues, talking about them and learning to manage life differently. Our skilled staff provides years of experience and a one-stop counseling center offering many different therapy modalities and services. We are grateful to be included in your healing process. Plea...
My clinical work is guided by the principal that clients are the experts of their own lives. I strive to create a collaborative, empathic space in which clients feel validated and supported in their journey towards their healing goals. My approach is client-centered and integrative, pulling strongly from trauma-informed relational, and anti-oppression frameworks. I have experience working with...
Are you stuck in patterns of fears, confusion, indecision, or painful relationships? This stuckness and suffering hinder you from accessing the empowered, expansive, creative, organic self within; this essential part of you wants to express the unique gift that you are, and the gifts you bring to the world. Imagine beyond your struggles or limitations to become who you are truly meant to be, be...
NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME - 12/2020. Are you tired of feeling anxious or depressed? Do life circumstances all too easily stress you out? If you want to find peace and gain control of your emotions; I can help you move what may seem like an emotional mountain. Together we will uncover the underlying events and thoughts that fuel the stress. Together we will build strategies for health....
Jessica Pena-Cabana, PhD, PsyD, MEd, CSC, LPC-S. She has over 20 years working with children, adolescents, couples, families and adults with special needs and emotional issues. She is fully licensed Bilingual (Spanish) therapist. She accepts Medicaid, BCBS, Tricare, and most other insurances. She will also accepts private pay and work on a sliding scale if needed. She is trained in CBT, DBT, EM...
Counseling can be a rewarding experience. I enjoy working with individuals, families, and children. I have been in private practice and with agencies for foster care and adoption. I love helping & watching people grow in their personal lives and in relationships. Marriages, divorce, blended families, intimacy, & parenting, past abuse issues are also areas of treatment. Pain disorders, grief,...
As far as everyone is concern, "you have an amazing life". "You have a partner who "loves you, gives you the world" or maybe "you are lucky to be single". "You can date whomever you like and not have to answer to anyone". But what if your experience of yourself and your life is completely different from what everyone else sees. What if life does not feel so amazing? What if even though you have...
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I serve individuals and couples. I work with a variety of emotional and behavioral issues affecting people across the lifespan: therapy for depression and anxiety, post-partum depression, parenting support, psycho-education, counseling for stress reduction/stress management, career counseling, behavioral interventions, etc. I personalize each treatment...
I work with individual, couples, and family therapy. I believe in using humor and a down to earth approach in therapy. Telehealth is offered. Couples Counseling: I work with couples who are looking for ways to reinvigorate their relationship and couples on the verge of divorce. Couples will determine a course of action regarding separation, divorce, or healing after an affair. Partners will als...
